I Tried to Make Friends by Playing Chess with Strangers in Amsterdam

I didn't know a soul in Amsterdam, so I decided I would try to make friends with strangers by playing chess on a public square. Did I succeed?

Huge thanks to Bik for the amazing work with the production and guarding the square!
And shoutout to all the lovely people I got to meet through our chess battles in this video 💙

Edit by the amazing UkiRin: ko-fi.com/ukirin

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00:00 Hello! Welcome to our set up in Amsterdam
4:15 Game 1: My first friendship making attempt with my Polish opponent
8:57 Game 2: Dutch biker Cornelius plays his first game ever against a girl
13:39 Game 3: Will Mehmet from Turkey be my new friend?
16:34 Game 4: Local chess hustler Roy challenges me (controversy alert?)
20:40 Game 5: Bonding with Louise through content creations and female friendships
25:39 Game 6: Edward from the local chess museum tells me about how chess found him
28:55 Game 7: Meeting Axel and his friends from Cambridge University
34:03 Game 8: Everyone is rooting for Gino and not Anna, where are all my friends at?!
36:45 Roy's final revelation: Who won the game?!

I tried to make friends by playing chess with strangers in Amsterdam
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